1 26-APEAL(ST) 15263-26.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2680 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.15263 OF 2026 Vasanthakumar Prabhakar Gouda … Appellant Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents ----- Mr. Tanmay Kate iMr. Vipul Dushing for the Appellant/Applicant. Mr. V.N. Sagare, APP for the Respondent/State. Ms Kanchan Pawar, Appointed Advocate for Respondent No.2. Ms Shriya (through VC) i/by. Asim Saroade for Respondent No.2. API S.R. Karpe, Sinhagad Road Police Station is present. ----- CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 22.09.2026. P.C. : 1. Ms Shriya, learned counsel submits that she has instructions to appear on behalf of respondent No.2. In that view of the matter, the order dated 18.9.2026 appointing Ms Kanchan Pawar, Advocate from Legal Aid Panel, to represent respondent No.2 is hereby recalled. 2. The Registry shall accept her Vakalatnama on behalf the respondent No.2. 3. By this Interim Application, the applicant/appellant seeks condonation of delay in filing the appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Dinesh 1 of 2 2 26-APEAL(ST) 15263-26.doc Atrocities) Act (for short “SC & ST Act”) against the order rejecting bail application filed by the present appellant. 4. For the reasons stated in the application, the delay of 63 days in filing the appeal is condoned. 5. Criminal Appeal (St) No. 15263 of 2026 be listed on 06.10.2026. 6. The Interim Application is disposed of accordingly. (N.R. BORKAR, J.) Dinesh 2 of 2